diff --git a/scripts/sync.ts b/scripts/sync.ts
index cbaeb19..7edb87e 100644
--- a/scripts/sync.ts
+++ b/scripts/sync.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ function parseScore(score: RawScore | undefined) {
 }
 
 async function run() {
-  const client = postgres(DATABASE_URL, { max: 5 })
+  const client = postgres(DATABASE_URL, {
+    max: 5,
+    ...(process.env.DB_PASSWORD ? { password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD } : {}),
+  })
   const db = drizzle(client)
 
   console.log('Creating tables...')